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HIGH TEMPERATURE GASIFYING PROCESS WITH BIOMASS AND SYSTEM
THEREOF
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001]The invention relates to the production of synthetic gas, and more
particularly to a
method and a system for producing synthetic gas from biomass by high
temperature
gasification. The method belongs to the technical field of producing synthetic
gas or
combustible gas by using biomass. The synthetic gas is a mixture gas which
contains
CO, H2 and a variety of carbohydrates that contain carbon, hydrogen and
oxygen. The
synthetic gas produced by the method according to the present invention can be
used for
gas turbine power generation systems, fuel cells, synthetic oil, metallurgical
and other
systems.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002]As dwindling of traditional fossil fuels (coal, oil, and natural gas)
reserves and the
environmental pollution problems caused by the use of fossil fuels directly
threaten
human survival and development, attaching importance to development of
renewable
and environmental friendly energy has become a consensus of governments of all
countries. Biomass, an organic matter generated by plants through
photosynthesis, has
wide sources and large available quantity. It can be transformed into clean
gas or liquid
fuel for power generation and producing industrial raw materials and chemical
products.
As energy it is clean and renewable with zero emission of carbon dioxide and
with the
potential to fully replace fossil fuels as a new energy resource which has
become a
priority for all countries.
[0003]There are many methods for transforming biomass into clean gas or liquid
fuel,
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among which biomass gasification technology can adapt to a variety of species
and has
good expansibility. The gasification of biomass is a thermochemical process,
i.e.,
biomass reacts with a gasification agent (such as air, oxygen, vapor, carbon
dioxide, etc.)
under high temperature to produce a mixed gas consisting of carbohydrate
containing
carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. The mixed gas is named synthetic gas. The
components
of the synthetic gas are decided by the species of used biomass, the type of
the
gasification agent, the reaction conditions, and the structure of a gasifier
used therein.
The objectives of gasification is, on the one hand, to minimize the
consumption of
materials and the gasification agent, as well as the tar content in the
synthesis gas, and
on the other hand, to maximize the gasification efficiency and the efficiency
of carbon
conversion, as well as the active ingredient (CO and H2) content in the
synthesis gas.
The objectives are decided by the type of the used gasifier, the type of the
gasification
agent, the particle size of the biomass, the gasification pressure and
temperature, and
moisture and ash of the biomass, etc.
[0004]The gasification furnace used in the gasification process can be divided
into three
classes: fixed bed, fluidized bed and entrained flow bed. The fixed bed has a
simple
gasification structure, convenience operation, flexible operation mode, a
higher rate of
carbon conversion, a wide range of running load which can be between 20% and
110%,
and the solid fuel stays in the bed for a long period of time. However, the
temperature is
nonuniform and it has less efficiency of heat exchange, low heating value of
the
synthesis gas at the outlet, and the synthesis gas contains a large amount of
tar. The
fluidized bed is convenient for material addition and ash release, and the
temperature is
uniform and easy for adjustment. However, it is sensitive to the
characteristics of raw
materials. If the adhesion, thermal stability, moisture content, or ash
melting point of raw
materials changes, the operation will become abnormal. Furthermore, in order
to ensure
normal fluidization of the gasification furnace, it needs to keep lower
temperature, and
the synthetic gas has a large amount of tar. Since a large amount of tar is
produced in
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the fixed bed and the fluidized bed, a tar cracking unit and purification
equipment must
be installed, which results in a complicated process. The entrained flow bed
has a high
and uniform operating temperature, good amplification characteristics, and
particularly
suitable for large-scale industrialization. Tar is cracked completely.
However, the
entrained flow bed has a strict requirement on particle size of raw materials.
Based on
current grinding technology, there is no way to grind biomass having much
cellulose to a
size suitable for the entrained flow bed. So the entrained flow bed cannot be
used for
gasification of biomass. Nowadays, tar cracking and pretreatment of biomass
prior to
gasification are tough problems for the development of biomass gasification.
[0005]Chinese Patent Application No. 200510043836.0 discloses a method and a
device for gasifying low tar biomass. The method includes pyrolysis and
gasification
independently, and biomass is transformed into synthetic gas containing low
content of
tar. In the method, pyrolysis gas and charcoal experience incomplete
combustion in the
gasifier at around 1000 C, and tar is cracked under high temperature. Although
the tar
content is decreased greatly, a lot of charcoal is consumed, resulting in a
low content of
CO produced in the subsequent reduction reaction and a high content of CO2 in
the
synthetic gas. Secondly, due to a low temperature in the combustion reaction,
the
temperature at the subsequent reduction becomes lower, and the average
temperature
in the reduction zone is less than 700 C, and thereby the yield of effective
synthetic gas
(CO and H2) is decreased significantly (about 30%). Thirdly, the ash and
unreacted
carbon residue from the reduction reaction is directly discharged, resulting
in a low
carbon conversion rate. Finally, the gasifier used in the method is in the
form of a fixed
bed, since the reduction reaction absorbs heat, the temperature difference
between the
top and the bottom (the top is about 1000 C and the bottom is about 500 C) of
the bed is
huge, which is an inherent disadvantage of fixed bed.
[0006]U. S. Pat. No. 6,863,878B2 discloses a method and a device of producing
synthetic gas with carbon-containing materials. The method includes
carbonization (or
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pyrolysis) and gasification independently. In the method, the carbonization
temperature
is controlled less than 450 F as so to reduce the tar content resulted from
pyrolysis.
However, during carbonization stage, solid products are not ground prior to
transporting
to the reaction coils of the gasifier, which will affect the speed and degree
of gasification
reaction. Secondly, since the gasification reaction happens in the reaction
coil, a large
amount of transport gas is needed, but the transport gas will take away a lot
of heat
during transporting, and thereby the gasification efficiency is low, the
temperature is
nonuniform, and the subsequent waste heat recovery system is massive. Thirdly,
it is not
economic that newly-produced synthetic gas is used to provide heat for
gasification and
carbonization. Fourthly, combustion products (mainly CO2 and H2O) are directly
discharged and not fully utilized, resulting in low gasification efficiency.
Finally, the ash
and unreacted carbon residue in the synthetic gas are also discharged
directly, resulting
in low carbon conversion rate.
[0007]Chinese Patent Application No. 200610124638.1 discloses a method of
producing
synthetic gas from biomass by combined cycle high temperature gasification.
The
method includes carbonization and high temperature gasification. However, in
the
method, heating by the gasifier or cycled synthetic gas has hidden danger, the
heating
rate of pyrolysis is very slow, material consumption is high, and thereby the
total
gasification efficiency is low. Secondly, the charcoal powder transportation
system
(two-stage ejecting) is complicated, for high temperature gasification system,
the
synthetic gas for charcoal powder transportation is something like inert gas,
so more
oxygen and effective synthetic gas are consumed, and the gasification
efficiency will be
decreased by about between 5 and 10%. Furthermore, high pressure of charcoal
from
the carbonization furnace is directly transported into a high pressure milling
machine
after cooling without decompression, which is very difficult to achieve in
industry.
[0008] From the above mentioned methods, conventional gasification, whether
from
biomass or from solid carbon-containing materials, cannot produce synthetic
gas with
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high efficiency and low cost. Although the technology of independent pyrolysis
and
gasification can adapt to a variety of biomass and reduce the content of tar
in synthetic
gas, shortcomings such as nonuniform temperature, large investment in
equipment for
waste heat recovery, high material consumption, low gasification efficiency,
and low
5 carbon conversion rate limit the application of biomass gasification in
industry.
Particularly, there is no effective method for gasifying biomass applied to an
entrained
flow bed.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0009]ln view of the above-described problems, it is one objective of the
invention to
provide a method and system for producing synthetic gas from biomass by high
temperature gasification that has high efficiency and low cost.
[0010]To achieve the above objectives, the technical solution of the invention
is as
follows:
[0011]There is provided a method for producing synthetic gas from biomass by
high
temperature gasification that has high efficiency and low cost, the method
comprising
feeding raw material, carbonizing, pulverizing the charcoal, and transporting
charcoal
powder to the gasification furnace for gasification, characterized in that a
heat source for
the carbonizing is achieved by a direct combustion reaction between external
combustible gas and external oxygen in a carbonization furnace, the heat
emitted from
the reaction being directly provided to the necessary heat of biomass
pyrolysis, and
yielding pyrolysis gas and charcoal from carbonization furnace.
[0012]ln a class of this embodiment, the temperature of carbonization furnace
is
controlled at between 40000 and 60000 by adjusting the amount of oxygen; the
temperature of a burner nozzle of the carbonization furnace is controlled at
between
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1200 Cand 1800 Cby adjusting the input amount of the external combustible gas
at
between more than 1 and less than 5 times that required for a complete
combustion with
the external oxygen.
[0013]ln a class of this embodiment, the optical temperature of carbonization
furnace is
controlled at between 450 Cand 550 C by adjusting the input amount of the
external
oxygen, and adjusting the input amount of the external combustible gas at
between 1.5
and 3 times that required for a complete combustion with the external oxygen.
[0014]ln a class of this embodiment, prior to pulverizing, the charcoal is
reduced to a
normal pressure by a decompression feeding system of charcoal, pulverized into
powders, and transported to a supercharging feeding system of charcoal powder
by
normal pressure transport gas.
[0015] In a class of this embodiment, the pyrolysis gas produced by
carbonization
furnace transports the charcoal power to the gasifier; the ratio of solid to
gas in the
transportation pipe for charcoal power is controlled at between 0.03 and
0.45m3/m3 by
adjusting the amount of pyrolysis gas for transportation.
[0016]ln a class of this embodiment, further comprises fluidizing during the
transportation of the charcoal powder, a fluidizing gas being the external
combustible
gas.
[0017]ln a class of this embodiment, an outlet of the pyrolysis gas is
disposed on the top
of the carbonization furnace and connected to the gasifier, a filter is
disposed at the
outlet of the pyrolysis gas, and a purge gas of the filter is the external
combustible gas.
[0018]ln accordance with another embodiment of the invention, there is
provided a
system for producing synthetic gas from biomass by high temperature
gasification that
has high efficiency and low cost, the system comprising a supercharging
feeding system
of biomass; a carbonization furnace having at least a burner nozzle; a
pulverizing system;
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a gasifier; a pneumatic conveying system; and a plurality of connecting pipes
thereof; the
burner nozzle of the carbonization furnace is connected to an external
combustible gas
pipe and an external oxygen pipe respectively.
[0019] In a class of this embodiment, from a charcoal outlet of the
carbonization furnace
to the gasifier, a charcoal cooler, a decompression feeding system of
charcoal, a
pulverizer, and a supercharging feeding system of charcoal powder are disposed
sequentially.
[0020]In a class of this embodiment, an outlet of the pyrolysis gas is
disposed on the top
of the carbonization furnace and connected to the gasifier, a filter is
disposed at the
outlet of the pyrolysis gas, and the connector of a purge gas of the filter is
connected to a
pipeline of an external combustible gas.
[0021]Advantages of the invention are summarized below:
[0022] 1. The carbonization furnace is heated by a direct combustion between
external
combustible gas and external oxygen. The external combustible gas is natural
gas or
exhaust gas containing hydrocarbon produced by other systems. The heating
technology of carbonization furnace according to this invention has the
following three
features. Firstly, the combustible gas is supplied by the outside of the
system. Secondly,
the heat required by the carbonization process is supplied by the direct
combustion of
the external combustible gas and external oxygen by using the chemical energy
of
combustible gas. Thirdly, due to direct combustion, the heating effect of the
carbonization furnace is very good so that the carbonization process can be
achieved
quickly. There are three main differences between the method according to the
present
invention and the method for producing synthetic gas from biomass by combined
cycle
high temperature gasification (hereinafter referred to as the combined-cycle
gasification
method) proposed by the Chinese Patent Application No. 200610124638.1.
Firstly, the
combustible gas (i.e., synthetic gas) providing heat for the carbonization
furnace of the
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combined-cycle gasification method is produced by the system itself. Secondly,
the
combined-cycle gasification method uses the sensible heat of combustible gas
to
provide the required heat of biomass carbonization by indirect heat exchange.
Thirdly,
the heating mode is indirect heat exchange, and the heating efficiency is low,
the
process is complicated, the heating rate of raw materials is slow, and the
carbonization a
slow pyrolysis process. Therefore, the heating method of carbonization furnace
used in
the present invention is essentially different from that used in the combined-
cycle
gasification method. The method according to the present invention improves
the
situation of the combined-cycle gasification method, such as low pyrothesis
rate, bad
heating performance of carbonization furnace and so on. Meanwhile, compared to
the
traditional gas device, the present invention is also essentially different in
the manner
and purpose of using combustible gas. In summary, the method according to the
present
invention breaks the industry's force of habit, adopts the external
combustible gas, direct
combustion, fast pyrolysis carbonization, and it also has solved a series of
technical
problems brought by the adopted manner, broke the technical bottleneck
hindering the
application of biomass for producing synthesis gas, and significantly
increased the
gasification rate of the system, reduced the oxygen consumption of the
effective
synthesis gas, as well as improved the energy conversion rate of the entire
system.
[0023]ln the invention, external combustible gas and external oxygen are used,
and by
adjusting the proportion thereof, the temperature of the carbonization
furnace, the
temperature of the burner nozzle of the carbonization furnace, and the heating
rate can
be controlled effectively. The invention has achieved the following
objectives: a) to
provide heat for the carbonization of biomass by a direct combustion between
the
external combustible gas and oxygen; b) if the external combustible gas is
excess, the
excess part can be used as inert gas to absorb heat so as to reduce the
temperature of
the burner nozzle of the carbonization furnace; however, if real inert gas
having no
hydrocarbon is introduced to reduce the temperature of the burner nozzle of
the
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carbonization furnace, a large amount of inert gas will enter the gasification
system,
which means the working efficiency of the system and the quality of the
synthetic gas will
decrease significantly; c) since the combustible gas is excess, only part of
combustible
gas is consumed, the excess gas will be consumed in the gasifier, which
improves the
efficiency of energy utilization. Therefore, the introduction of external
combustible gas
can improve the gasification efficiency, reduce the oxygen consumption of the
synthetic
gas, and enhance the energy conversion rate of the system. Compared with the
method
for producing synthetic gas by combined cycle gasification mentioned above, in
the
invention, the gasification efficiency has been increased by more than 1%, and
the
oxygen consumption (the consumed oxygen (mole) for producing 1 mole of CO and
H2)
is reduced to less than 0.3mol/mol.
[0024]2. The method according to the present invention uses pyrolysis gas to
deliver
charcoal powder. In conventional dry coal gasification, inert gas (CO2 N2) is
used as
transport gas. The introduction of inert gas results in low gasification
efficiency and high
oxygen consumption. In the invention, the charcoal powder is transported by
pyrolysis
gas, compared with Shell, the oxygen consumption is decreased by between 10%
and
20%; compared with combined-cycle gasification method, the gasification
efficiency is
increased by between 5% and 10%.
[0025]3. The method according to the present invention adopts combustible gas
to
fluidize the charcoal powder. That the combustible gas fluidizes charcoal
powder can
avoid the blocking during transporting charcoal powder, avoid introduction of
inert gas
which will result in low quality of synthetic gas and low gasification
efficiency, and also
avoid the condensation of the pyrolysis gas resulted from the entrance of
pyrolysis gas
into the supercharging feeding system of charcoal powder. In addition, through
the
introduction of high-quality gas, it avoids the inert gas getting into the
gasification furnace
as in the case of the traditional dry coal gasification, which uses inert gas
to fluidize the
charcoal powder, and it effectively improves the quality of synthesis gas and
gasification
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[0026]4. The method according to the present invention uses combustible gas as
the
equipment purging gas during its normal operation. That the external
combustible gas is
used as purge gas of the filter can avoid the introduction of inert gas and
improve the
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[0027]5. The method according to the present invention adopts the technology
of raw
material depressurized feeding and atmospheric pressure charcoal milling.
Compared
with the high-pressure milling technology adopted by the combined-cycle
high-temperature gasification method for producing synthetic gas from biomass
10 proposed by the Chinese Patent Application No. 200610124638.1, Conventional
supercharging pulverization is feasible theoretically, but there are many
technical
difficulties for practice, such as high pressure sealing and safety. In the
invention, the
decompression feeding of charcoal and pulverization at normal pressure is safe
and
easy for practice.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0028]FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a system and process for producing
synthetic
gas from biomass by high temperature gasification according to one embodiment
of the
invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS
[0029]The preferred examples, the process and the system layout structure
according to
the present invention, are described with reference to FIG. 1.
[0030]As shown in FIG. 1, a system for producing synthetic gas from biomass by
high
temperature gasification comprises: 1. an inlet of biomass; 2. a supercharging
feeding
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system of biomass; 3. a carbonization furnace; 4. a combustible gas pipe
connected to a
burner nozzle of the carbonization furnace; 5. an oxygen pipe connected to the
burner
nozzle of the carbonization furnace; 6. a burner nozzle of the carbonization
furnace; 7. a
filter; 8. a combustible gas (functioning as purge gas) pipe connected to the
filter; 9. a
pyrolysis gas pipe connected to an outlet of the filter; 10. a buffer tank;
11. a pyrolysis
gas pipe for transporting charcoal powder; 12. a pyrolysis gas pipe connected
to a
burner nozzle of a gasifier; 13. a control valve; 14. a heater; 15. a
transport pipe of
heated pyrolysis gas; 16. an ejector of charcoal powder; 17. a transport pipe
of a mixture
of charcoal powder and pyrolysis gas; 18. an outlet pipe of charcoal; 19. a
charcoal
cooler; 20. a transport pipe of cooled charcoal; 21. a decompression feeding
system of
charcoal; 22. a normal pressure charcoal pipe; 23. a pulverizer; 24. a
charcoal powder
pipe; 25. a normal pressure transport gas pipe; 26. a normal pressure
pneumatic
conveying system; 27. a transport pipe of a mixture of normal pressure
transport gas and
charcoal powder; 28. a supercharging feeding system of charcoal powder; 29.a
high
pressure charcoal powder pipe; 30. a fluidizing device; 31. a fluidizing gas
pipe; 32. a
transport pipe of fluidized charcoal powder; 33. an oxygen pipe connected to a
burner
nozzle of a gasifier; 34. a burner nozzle of a gasifier; 35. a gasifier; 36. a
synthetic gas
outlet; 37. an ash pipe; 38. a transport pipe of deoxygenated and desalted
water; 39. a
saturated vapor pipe; 40. a gas-charging pipe of the supercharging feeding
system of
biomass; 41. a gas-discharging pipe of the supercharging feeding system of
biomass; 42.
a gas-charging pipe of the decompression feeding system of charcoal; 43. a
gas-discharging pipe of the decompression feeding system of charcoal; 44. a
gas-charging pipe of the supercharging feeding system of charcoal powder; 45.
a
gas-discharging pipe of the supercharging feeding system of charcoal powder;
46. a
pyrolysis gas pipe connected to an outlet of the carbonization furnace; and
47. a water
wall.
[0031]The burner nozzle 6 of the carbonization furnace 3 is connected to the
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combustible gas pipe 4 and the oxygen pipe 5 respectively. Along the pipes
connecting
the charcoal outlet of the carbonization furnace 3 with the gasifier 35, the
charcoal cooler
19, the decompression feeding system of charcoal 21, the pulverizer 23, and
the
supercharging feeding system of charcoal powder 28 are disposed sequentially.
The
ejector of charcoal powder 16 transports the charcoal powder, and connects
with the
transport pipe of heated pyrolysis gas 15 and the transport pipe of fluidized
charcoal
power 32. On the top of the carbonization furnace 3 there disposed an outlet
of pyrolysis
gas which is connected to the gasifier 35. The filter 7 is disposed at the
outlet of pyrolysis
gas. An inlet of purge gas of the filter 7 is connected to the combustible gas
pipe 8.
[0032]Dried biomass is put into the supercharging feeding system of biomass 2
via the
inlet of biomass 1, and then transported to the carbonization furnace 3 by
pneumatic
booster technology. To the carbonization furnace 3, external combustible gas
from the
combustible gas pipe 4 and external oxygen from the oxygen pipe 5 are
separately
charged. A combustion reaction between the combustible gas and oxygen provides
heat
for pyrolysis of biomass. The temperature of the carbonization furnace 3 is
controlled
between 400 and 600 C by adjusting the input amount of external oxygen. By
adjusting
the input amount of the external combustible gas at between 1 and 5 times that
required
for a complete combustion with oxygen, the temperature of the burner nozzle 6
of the
carbonization furnace 3 can be controlled less than 1800 C. The products of
the
carbonization furnace 3 are pyrolysis gas comprising CO, H2, CO2, H2O, and CH4
and
charcoal. The crude pyrolysis gas enters the filter 7 via the pyrolysis gas
pipe 46 and is
filtered, and solid particles containing carbon return to the carbonization
furnace 3 via the
pyrolysis gas pipe 46. The purified pyrolysis gas enters the buffer tank 10
via the
pyrolysis gas pipe 9 connected to an outlet of the filter 7.
[0033]Part of purified pyrolysis gas from the buffer tank 10 enters the heater
14 via the
pyrolysis gas pipe transporting charcoal powder 11 and the control valve 13.
The
pyrolysis gas transporting charcoal powder is heated to between 550 and 650 C
and
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enters the ejector of charcoal powder 16 via the transport pipe of heated
pyrolysis gas 15.
The solid-gas ratio in the transport pipe of a mixture of charcoal powder and
pyrolysis
gas 17 is controlled between 0.03 and 0.45 m3/m3 by adjusting the opening of
the control
valve 13.
[0034]The other part of purified pyrolysis gas from the buffer tank 10 via the
pyrolysis
gas pipe 12 connected to the burner nozzle 34 of the gasifier 35 and oxygen
via the
oxygen pipe 33 connected to the burner nozzle 34 of the gasifier 35 enter the
burner
nozzle 34 of the gasifier 35. The fluidized charcoal powder and heated
pyrolysis gas are
also transported by the transport pipe of a mixture of charcoal powder and
pyrolysis gas
17 into the burner nozzle 34 of the gasifier 35. High temperature gasification
reaction
happens in the gasifier 35. By adjusting the input amount of the external
oxygen and the
heat exchange of the water wall 47 having deoxygenated and desalted water, the
temperature of the synthetic gas outlet 36 is controlled between 1200 and 1600
C. The
gasification products mainly comprise CO, H2, a small amount of CO2 and H2O,
and little
CH4. The deoxygenated and desalted water in the water wall 47 absorbs heat and
transforms into sub-high pressure saturated water vapor which is discharged
into the
saturated vapor pipe 39. Ash produced during gasification is discharged into
the ash pipe
37.
[0035]The charcoal produced in the carbonization furnace 3 is cooled by the
charcoal
cooler 19 to a working temperature of the decompression feeding system of
charcoal 21,
decompressed therein, pulverized by the pulverizer 23, and transferred to the
normal
pressure pneumatic conveying system 26 via the charcoal powder pipe 24. The
normal
pressure transport gas (CO2 or N2) pipe 25 transports the charcoal powder to
the
supercharging feeding system of charcoal powder 28. By pneumatic booster
technology,
the pressure of the charcoal powder is enhanced by the supercharging feeding
system of
charcoal powder 28 to a working pressure of the gasifier 35. The high pressure
charcoal
powder enters the fluidizing device 30 via the high pressure charcoal powder
pipe 29,
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and is fluidized by external combustible gas from the fluidizing gas pipe 31.
The fluidized
charcoal powder enters the ejector of charcoal powder 16 and subsequently
transported
into the gasifier 35.
Example 1
[0036]Take wood as a raw material of biomass. The elemental composition and
characteristic data of the dried wood are listed in Table 1.
Table 1 Elemental composition and characteristic data of the dried wood
Items Symbol Unit Value
Carbon Car %(Kg/Kg) 39.43
Hydrogen Har %(Kg/Kg) 5.21
Oxygen Oar %(Kg/Kg) 38.36
Nitrogen Na, %(Kg/Kg) 0.15
Sulfur Sar %(Kg/Kg) 0.21
Chlorine C/ar %(Kg/Kg) 0.00
Ash Aar %(Kg/Kg) 5.00
Moisture Mar %(Kg/Kg) 11.64
Ash fusion point FT C 1436
Low heat value LHV MJ/Kg 14.75
[0037]Take natural gas as external combustible gas. The elemental composition
and
characteristic data of the external combustible gas are listed in Table 2.
Table 2 Components and characteristic data of natural gas
Components Value
CH4 91.746%
C2H6 4.480%
C3H8 2.257%
CO2 0.070%
02 0.040%
N2 1.406%
H2S concentration (mg/Nm) 20.00
Low heat value (kcal/m) 9000.8
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[0038]The main operating conditions are set as follows:
[0039] 1) The transportation amount of biomass into the carbonization furnace
3 via the
supercharging feeding system of biomass 2 is 4.07kg/s.
[0040]2) The pressure of the carbonization furnace 3 is 3.1 MPa, and the
temperature is
5 500 C.
[0041]3) The input amount of the external combustible gas (mole) is 2 times
that
required for a complete combustion with the input oxygen.
[0042]4) The heating rate of pyrolysis of the biomass in the carbonization
furnace 3 is
50 C/s.
10 [0043]5) The charcoal is cooled by the charcoal cooler 19 to 80 C.
[0044]6) The pyrolysis gas is heated by the heater 14 to 600 C.
[0045]7) The solid-gas ratio in the transport pipe of a mixture of charcoal
powder and
pyrolysis gas 17 is 0.03m3/m3.
[0046]8) The pressure of the gasifier 35 is 3.OMPa, and the temperature is
1300 C.
15 [0047]Based on the above conditions, the main flow rate and performance
parameters
of the system are as follows:
[0048] 1) The mass flow rate of the external combustible gas (40 C) entering
the
carbonization furnace 3 is 0.28 Kg/s.
[0049]2) The mass flow rate of the external oxygen (160 C) entering the
carbonization
furnace 3 is 0.63 Kg/s.
[0050]3) The flame temperature of the burner nozzle 6 of the carbonization
furnace 3 is
1800 C.
[0051]4) The total weight of the pyrolysis gas produced in the carbonization
furnace 3 is
3.69 Kg/s.
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[0052]5) The total weight of the charcoal produced in the carbonization
furnace 3 is 1.19
Kg/s.
[0053]6) The combustible gas which is transported by the fluidizing gas pipe
31 and
used for fluidizing the charcoal powder has a temperature of 300 C and a mass
flow rate
of 0.03 Kg/s.
[0054]7) The mass flow rate of the pyrolysis gas used for transporting
charcoal powder
in the pyrolysis gas pipe 11 is 0.89 Kg/s.
[0055]8) The mass flow rate of the mixed gas in the transport pipe of a
mixture of
charcoal powder and pyrolysis gas 17 is 2.1 Kg/s.
[0056]9) The mass flow rate of the pyrolysis gas in the pyrolysis gas pipe 12
connected
to the burner nozzle 34 of the gasifier 35 is 2.8 Kg/s.
[0057] 10) The external oxygen transported into the gasifier 35 by the oxygen
pipe 33
connected to the burner nozzle 34 of the gasifier 35 has a temperature of 160
C and a
mass flow rate of 1.5 Kg/s.
[0058] 11) The total weight of the synthetic gas from the synthetic gas outlet
36 is 6.5
Kg/s, and the dry basis of CO and H2 is 87.2%.
[0059] 12) The carbon conversion rate of the system is 99.9%, and oxygen
consumption
of effective synthetic gas is 0.3mol/mol.
Example 2
[0060]Take wood as a raw material of biomass (as shown in Table 1). Take
natural gas
as external combustible gas (as shown in Table 2). The temperature of the
carbonization
furnace 3 is 600 C. The heating rate of pyrolysis of the biomass in the
carbonization
furnace 3 is 100 C/s. Other operating conditions are the same as that in
Example 1.
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[0061]Based on the above conditions, the main flow rate and performance
parameters
of the system are as follows:
[0062] 1) The mass flow rate of the external combustible gas (40 C) entering
the
carbonization furnace 3 is 0.33 Kg/s.
[0063]2) The mass flow rate of the external oxygen (160 C) entering the
carbonization
furnace 3 is 0.63 Kg/s.
[0064]3) The flame temperature of the burner nozzle 6 of the carbonization
furnace 3 is
1700 C.
[0065]4) The total weight of the pyrolysis gas produced in the carbonization
furnace 3 is
3.84 Kg/s.
[0066]5) The total weight of the charcoal produced in the carbonization
furnace 3 is 1.19
Kg/s.
[0067]6) The combustible gas which is transported by the fluidizing gas pipe
31 and
used for fluidizing the charcoal powder has a temperature of 300 C and a mass
flow rate
of 0.03 Kg/s.
[0068]7) The mass flow rate of the pyrolysis gas used for transporting
charcoal powder
in the pyrolysis gas pipe 11 is 0.89 Kg/s.
[0069]8) The mass flow rate of the mixed gas in the transport pipe of a
mixture of
charcoal powder and pyrolysis gas 17 is 2.1 Kg/s.
[0070]9) The mass flow rate of the pyrolysis gas in the pyrolysis gas pipe 12
connected
to the burner nozzle 34 of the gasifier 35 is 2.96 Kg/s.
[0071]10) The oxygen transported into the gasifier 35 by the oxygen pipe 33
connected
to the burner nozzle 34 of the gasifier 35 has a temperature of 160 C and a
mass flow
rate of 1.5 Kg/s.
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[0072] 11) The total weight of the synthetic gas from the synthetic gas outlet
36 is 6.6
Kg/s, and the dry basis of CO and H2 is 87.5%.
[0073] 12) The carbon conversion rate of the system is 99.9%, and oxygen
consumption
of effective synthetic gas is 0.308mo1/mol.
Example 3
[0074]Take wood as a raw material of biomass (as shown in Table 1). Take
natural gas
as the external combustible gas (as shown in Table 2). The input amount of the
external
combustible gas (mole) is 5 times that required for a complete combustion with
the input
oxygen. Other operating conditions are the same as that in Example 1.
[0075]Based on the above conditions, the main flow rate and performance
parameters
of the system are as follows:
[0076] 1) The mass flow rate of the external combustible gas (40 C) entering
the
carbonization furnace 3 is 0.78 Kg/s.
[0077]2) The mass flow rate of the external oxygen (160 C) entering the
carbonization
furnace 3 is 0.604 Kg/s.
[0078]3) The flame temperature of the burner nozzle 6 of the carbonization
furnace 3 is
1200 C.
[0079]4) The total weight of the pyrolysis gas produced in the carbonization
furnace 3 is
4.3 Kg/s.
[0080]5) The total weight of the charcoal produced in the carbonization
furnace 3 is 1.19
Kg/s.
[0081]6) The combustible gas which is transported by the fluidizing gas pipe
31 and
used for fluidizing the charcoal powder has a temperature of 300 C and a mass
flow rate
of 0.02 Kg/s.
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[0082]7) The mass flow rate of the pyrolysis gas used for transporting
charcoal powder
in the pyrolysis gas pipe 11 is 0.89 Kg/s.
[0083]8) The mass flow rate of the mixed gas in the transport pipe of a
mixture of
charcoal powder and pyrolysis gas 17 is 2.1 Kg/s.
[0084]9) The mass flow rate of the pyrolysis gas in the pyrolysis gas pipe 12
connected
to the burner nozzle 34 of the gasifier 35 is 3.4 Kg/s.
[0085] 10) The external oxygen transported into the gasifier 35 by the oxygen
pipe 33
connected to the burner nozzle 34 of the gasifier 35 has a temperature of 160
C and a
mass flow rate of 2.05 Kg/s.
[0086] 11) The total weight of the synthetic gas from the synthetic gas outlet
36 is 7.6
Kg/s, and the dry basis of CO and H2 is 90.4%.
[0087] 12) The carbon conversion rate of the system is 99.9%, and oxygen
consumption
of effective synthetic gas is 0.295mo1/mol.
Example 4
[0088]Take wood as a raw material of biomass (as shown in Table 1). Take
natural gas
as external combustible gas (as shown in Table 2). The temperature of the
carbonization
furnace 3 is 400 C. The charcoal is cooled by the charcoal cooler 19 to 200 C.
Other
operating conditions are the same as that in Example 1.
[0089]Based on the above conditions, the main flow rate and performance
parameters
of the system are as follows:
[0090] 1) The mass flow rate of the external combustible gas (40 C) entering
the
carbonization furnace 3 is 0.23 Kg/s.
[0091]2) The mass flow rate of the external oxygen (160 C) entering the
carbonization
furnace 3 is 0.44 Kg/s.
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[0092]3) The flame temperature of the burner nozzle 6 of the carbonization
furnace 3 is
1800 C.
[0093]4) The total weight of the pyrolysis gas produced in the carbonization
furnace 3 is
3.55 Kg/s.
5 [0094]5) The total weight of the charcoal produced in the carbonization
furnace 3 is 1.19
Kg/s.
[0095]6) The combustible gas which is transported by the fluidizing gas pipe
31 and
used for fluidizing the charcoal powder has a temperature of 300 C and a mass
flow rate
of 0.03 Kg/s.
10 [0096]7) The mass flow rate of the pyrolysis gas used for transporting
charcoal powder
in the pyrolysis gas pipe 11 is 0.833 Kg/s.
[0097]8) The mass flow rate of the mixed gas in the transport pipe of a
mixture of
charcoal powder and pyrolysis gas 17 is 2.04 Kg/s.
[0098]9) The mass flow rate of the pyrolysis gas in the pyrolysis gas pipe 12
connected
15 to the burner nozzle 34 of the gasifier 35 is 2.72 Kg/s.
[0099] 10) The oxygen transported into the gasifier 35 by the oxygen pipe 33
connected
to the burner nozzle 34 of the gasifier 35 has a temperature of 160 C and a
mass flow
rate of 1.5 Kg/s.
[0100] 11) The total weight of the synthetic gas from the synthetic gas outlet
36 is 6.3
20 Kg/s, and the dry basis of CO and H2 is 87.1%.
[0101]12) The carbon conversion rate of the system is 99.9%, and oxygen
consumption
of effective synthetic gas is 0.3mol/mol.
Example 5
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[0102]Take wood as a raw material of biomass (as shown in Table 1). Take
natural gas
as the external combustible gas (as shown in Table 2). The temperature of the
pyrolysis
gas is heated by the heater 14 to 650 C. The solid-gas ratio in the transport
pipe of a
mixture of charcoal powder and pyrolysis gas 17 is 0.45m3/m3. Other operating
conditions are the same as that in Example 1.
[0103]Based on the above conditions, the main flow rate and performance
parameters
of the system are as follows:
[0104] 1) The mass flow rate of the pyrolysis gas used for transporting
charcoal powder
in the pyrolysis gas pipe 11 is 0.63 Kg/s.
[0105]2) The mass flow rate of the mixed gas in the transport pipe of a
mixture of
charcoal powder and pyrolysis gas 17 is 1.8 Kg/s.
[0106]3) The mass flow rate of the pyrolysis gas in the pyrolysis gas pipe 12
connected
to the burner nozzle 34 of the gasifier 35 is 3.1 Kg/s.
[0107]4) The oxygen transported into the gasifier 35 by the oxygen pipe 33
connected to
the burner nozzle 34 of the gasifier 35 has a temperature of 160 C and a mass
flow rate
of 1.5 Kg/s.
[0108]5) The total weight of the synthetic gas from the synthetic gas outlet
36 is 6.5 Kg/s,
and the dry basis of CO and H2 is 87.2%.
[0109]6) The carbon conversion rate of the system is 99.9%, and oxygen
consumption
of effective synthetic gas is 0.3mol/mol.
[0110] Results analysis
[0111]1) The effect of temperature of carbonization furnace on the result:
[0112]When the carbonization temperature is less than 400 C, the produced
pyrolysis
gas contains too much tar, which may result in the condensation of the
pyrolysis gas and
affect the transportation of charcoal powder. When the carbonization
temperature is
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more than 600 C, ordinary alloy steel materials cannot bear such high
temperature, but
specific alloy material will increase the cost of the carbonization furnace.
[0113]2) The effect of input amount of external combustible gas on the
results:
[0114] If the input amount of the external combustible gas (mole) is equal to
that required
for a complete combustion with the input oxygen, a complete reaction between
the
combustible gas and the input oxygen happens, and the flame temperature of the
burner
nozzle of the carbonization furnace will be more than 2000 C. Working for a
long time at
such a high temperature will destroy the internal mechanical components of the
carbonization furnace, and even lead to safety accident. With the increasing
charging of
the external combustible gas, the flame temperature of the burner nozzle of
the
carbonization furnace will decrease. When the input amount of the external
combustible
gas (mole) is 5 times that required for a complete combustion with the input
oxygen, the
flame temperature of the burner nozzle of the carbonization furnace will
decrease to
1200 C. If the input amount of the external combustible gas is further
increased, the
flame temperature of the burner nozzle of the carbonization furnace will
decrease
accordingly, which increases the gas velocity of the outlet of the burner
nozzle and leads
to unstable combustion. Furthermore, increased gas velocity of the outlet of
the burner
nozzle of the carbonization furnace will lead to the sharp increase of CH4
content at the
outlet of the gasifier. In order to reduce to the content of CH4, the
gasification
temperature needs enhancing, which will lead to a high investment cost on the
gasifier.
[0115]3) The effect of solid-gas ratio in the transport pipe of a mixture of
charcoal
powder and pyrolysis gas on the results:
[0116]When the solid-gas ratio is less than 0.03m3/m3, the pyrolysis gas for
transporting
charcoal powder accounts for a large proportion, and the pyrolysis gas
reacting with
oxygen in the gasifier accounts for a small proportion, which will affect the
stable
operation of the burner nozzle of the gasifier. When the solid-gas ratio is
more than
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0.45m3/m3, the charcoal powder may subside or block during transportation,
which will
lead to the fluctuation of charcoal powder amount and affect the stable
operation of the
burner nozzle of the gasifier.
[0117]4) The effect of the outlet temperature of the charcoal cooler on the
results:
[0118]When the charcoal temperature at the outlet of the charcoal cooler is
less than
60 C, the area and volume for heat exchange of the cooler must be large, which
means
a high cost. Furthermore, the lower the charcoal temperature, the lower the
system
efficiency. When the charcoal temperature at the outlet of the charcoal cooler
is more
than 200 C, some devices of the decompression feeding system of charcoal may
not run
smoothly.
